What do you want to know about SXSW?

[Zak Forsman]

SXSW has quickly become one of the more prestigious indie film festivals and I'll be heading there to scope it out. I will be interviewing some filmmakers (both high profile and low profile) on the subject of negotiating a festival like SXSW, how they prepared, what surprises they've run into, etc.

But before I leave next Thursday, I wanted to ask the filmmakers here, having never been to SXSW or a festival like it, what would you like to learn about it before bringing a film there? If you had a film there, what questions would you have for the other filmmakers that have already done it?

 

[Jeff Anderson]

I'd be curious to hear if anyone is doing anything unique to SXSW in terms of marketing while they are there. It seems to be a very different festival in that it covers a broader range of arts and seems to be a little more inviting to those outside of the independent film crowd. What is the most effective way to market your film there?

And I know that SXSW is a big festival in terms of attendance and publicity, but is it "big" in terms of distributors?

Possibly stupid questions but I'd still be curious to know the answers as I know very little in regards to the festival circuit at all.

Thanks Zak - very cool that you get to go, and even cooler that your sharing your experience in such helpful ways.

 

[pfista]

My friends sister works as an intern for sxsw. Anyways my friend get's a free platinum pass. Thats pretty much a $1000 value. I am so jealous. Besides that thanks for doing this zak, I don't have any specific questions but I'm interested in how it goes!